Alain L. Locke (1886-1954), in his famous 1925 anthology The New Negro, declared that "the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem." Often called the father of the Harlem Renaissance, Locke had his finger directly on that pulse, promoting, influencing, and sparring …
Alain L. Locke (1886-1954), in his famous 1925 anthology The New Negro, declared that "the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem." Often called the father of the Harlem Renaissance, Locke had his finger directly on that pulse, promoting, influencing, and sparring …
Often called the father of the Harlem Renaissance, Locke promoted, influenced, and sparred with such figures as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Jacob Lawrence, and many more. This biography narrates the story of his profound impact on 20th-century America's cultural and int…
